Andrews, M.S. (author), Rausser, G.C. (author), and Andrews: National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, Resources for the Future; Rausser: University of California Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 49 Document Number: C00142
30 pages., via online journal., Information communication technology (ICT) and environmental innovation (EI) are
relevant waves of the ongoing technological revolution. We study the
complementarity in innovation adoption to test the research hypothesis that the higher
the diffusion and intensity of usage of ICT and EI, the higher a firm’s productivity
performance might be. However, it is not certain that the use of different innovations
stemming from different innovation paths generates higher productivity. To test our
hypothesis, we use original survey data concerning manufacturing firms in Northeast
Italy including detailed information on both ICT and EI. Empirical evidence shows
that there are still wide margins to improve the integration between EI and ICT in
order to exploit their potential benefits on productivity. The awareness of specific
synergies seems to mainly characterise the heavy polluting firms that are subject to
more stringent environmental constraints, while some trade-offs tend to emerge for
the remaining firms.
Axinn, George H. (author), Axinn, Nancy W. (author), and Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 91 Document Number: C06595
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; Axinn, In: Hall, Carl W. and Pimenthal, David, eds. Food and Energy Resources. Orlando, FL : Academic Press, Inc., 1984. p. 121-146.
